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. 2022 Aug 1;80(6):631–640. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.06.008

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Central Illustration — Percent Change in Cardiovascular Deaths, 2020 Compared With 2015 to 2019

The impact of COVID-19 on the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) during the early pandemic remains unclear. Studies of population-level CVD mortality differed across countries, with most showing decreases, although some revealed small to moderate increases in deaths. These differences may be explained by the misclassification of COVID-19 as CVD in some countries. Taken together, studies suggest heterogenous effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on CVD without large increases in CVD mortality in 2020 for a number of countries.